Hook and eye.



W. G. HOFFMAN. j

Y H001; AND' BYE. APPLIGATIOI FILED HV; 29,1901.

Patented sept 15,19&

WMM-aqu l 'I I PATENT, OFFICE.

' wILLiIo'r C. HOFFMAN, OF sax rRANCIscO, CALIFORNIA.

HOOK AND Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 15, 1908.

Application led November 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,458.

Y T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLMOT G. HOFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at San F rancisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes,of which the Afollowing'is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment fasteners, and theobject of the invention is to rovide a. simple and eflicient device ofthis c I aracter comprising a. substantial hook and eye so constructedas to be. readily and quickly adjusted upon each other, and providingmeans whereby accidental displacement of the members is entirelyobviated.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novelconstruction of garment fasteners hereinafter Yfully described andclaimed.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved garment fastenershowing the lmembersin engaged position. Fig. 2 is a plan view Of thehook member. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the eye member. F ig. 4 is a sideelevation of the hook member. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the eyemember, and Fig.-

6 is a side elevation of the hook and eye member in engaged position.

As shown in the drawing my improved garment fastener comprises a pair ofseparate members, constituting a hook member A and an eye member B, bothconstructed of a sin-- gie strand of resilient metal.

The hook member A comprises a retaining finger 1 constituting asubstantial tongue, bent as at 2 to provide the forwardly extending bodymembers 3, underlying t-he tongue 1 and bent upwardly and inwardly toprovide retaining fingers 4 of a height approximately equaling that ofthe tongue 1. The strand .of Inetal is then bent outwardly anddownwardly as at 5 l'and thence continued rearwardly in a parallel linewith the body 3, terminating in the attaching eyes 6, by which themember 1s adapted't-o be secured upon a. garment.

The eye member .B constitutes an elon- I gated mouth 7, which is bentinwardly as at 8 and thence continued rearwardly as at 8 to form thebody of the eye, which terminates in the attaching eyes 9, by which thismember is secured u )on a garment.

In securing t 1e two Inembers upon each other, the eye member B has itselongated Inouth inserted under the tongue 1 of the 100k member and thestrands constituting the body portion of the eye B forced together andunder the retaining fingers 4 of thcbhook,

thus effectively securing the two members together and entirelyobviating the liability of accidental displacement or separation of -thehook or eye. y

When it is desired to se )arate the members the body portion 8 of tlieeye member is forced upwardly out of enga-gement with the retaininglingers ofthe hook Incmber, and the two elements readily withdrawn fromeach other.

IVhile I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention minordetails may be resorted lto without departing from or sacrificing any ofits advantages, within the scope of tic appended claim.

I-lavinur thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A garment fastener comprising' a hook member constructed ofa strand ofwire having attaching eyes, upwardly bent members provided with inwardlyextendinT portions and a tongue extending towards the inward portions,and an eye constructed of a strand of resilient material having anelongated mouth and spaced body members provided with attaching eyes,the mouth of the e 7e member adapted for engagement beneath t e tongueof the hook member and the body members of. the eye adapted to engagethe upturned portions of the hook and to lie beneath the inturnedportions thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.WILLMOT G. W'itnesses:

CHARLES F. OCALLAGIIAN, Jos. B. DUGGAN.

HOFFMAN.

